Wheel-hub.



`WINFIELD S. HANCOCK, OF WASHINGTON,` DISTRICT F COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR 0F THREE-FIFTHS T0 AUGUSTA V. MITCHELL, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

WHEEL-HUB.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jana 25, 19360 Application md March 24, 1913. serial jNo. 756,471.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, VVINFIELD. S. HAN- cocn', a citizen of theUnited States, residing at lVashington, District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheel-Hubs, of which tlie following 1s a 'specification l "1 nis invention relates to vehicle wheels and more particularly to improvements in the hub construction whereby a hub is provided which may be readily disassembled for the pvurposeof replacing a spoke whenever desired.

The novel features of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with Athe accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation ofa hub embodying my invention. Fig. Q is. a trans'- verse section'thereof. Fig. 3 isa perspectiveview of the parts of the hub and vshowing the manner of disassembling and remoying a spoke.

Referring to the drawings, 10 indicates the usual tubular body member of the hub which may be mounted on the axle of the.

vehicle in any preferred manner. The body member y10 1s preferably formed with an 1ntegral radial flange 11 and has on its eX` terior the threaded portions 12 and 13. the

portion 13 being preferably of smaller diameter than the portion 12.

The Harige 11 has secured thereto a series of axially projecting pins 14 'which are adapted to have arranged thereon the spokes 15 of the wheel, the spokes being preferably provided with openings 16 through .their inner ends to receive the pins 111. By this arrangement it is possible, as shown in Fig. 3, to remove any of the spokes by sliding it off' the pin 11 on which it is' arranged.

The spokes are secured in position on the pins 11 by gages the outer surface of the body member 10 and bears against theV sideof the spokes 15 and coperates with the flange 11 to hold the spokes a, on the pins. IThe plate 17.is held 1n pos1t1on means of a plate 17 which e n' gainst longitudinal movement.

by means of anut 18 which engages the screw` threaded portion 12 of the body member, this nut being provided with a circular groove 19, in the side adjacent the plate 17, to receive the ends 'of the pins 11 and thereby prevent the nut from engaging the pins. The nut 18 may be secured in position by any suitable means and for this purpose I have shown a nut 2O which is arranged on the threaded portion 13 of the body member.

The threaded portion 13 4is shown in the drawings as being smaller in diameter than the threaded portion 12- in order to'lessen the cost of construction of the huband'also derstood from the foregoing and therefore a detail description would be superfluous.

Having thus described the invention what vis claimed as new is:

In a wheel hub, the combination of a body member having a radially extending flange formed integrally therewith, a plurality of axially extending pins secured to said flange, spokes engaging said pins. an axially movable vplate having openings therein ,through which said pinsmay extend to cooperate with said fiange ,to hold the spokes against movement,A a n ut having threaded engagement with said -body member and adapted to secure said plate in position. said nut having a groove in the side thereof adjacent said plate for receiving the ends of said pins. and means for securing said nut againstrotation.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VINFIELD' S. HANCOCK; Witnesses:

JOHN M. Corr,

ARTHUR L. BRYANT. 

